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Re: How often should a 8.5 month old nurse?

I think that's pretty normal. My son (8 mo) is still nursing about 6 times/day yet, however they are not all a full nurse anymore either. He almost seems a little annoyed nursing at times. He has been more interested in solid food too. Just go with it.

Re: How often should a 8.5 month old nurse?

DD has decreased her nursing sessions from 6-7 a month ago to 4-5 max. And, two of those aren't full sessions.

This is okay, right? Par for the course?

Her appetite for food has really jumped in the past 2 weeks and she is eating a lot more since mastering the pincer grasp.

Anyway, just looking for a little reassurance!

Thanks.

Thats probably fine just try to make sure he is nursing as much as he will. That is quite a big drop in nursing sessions. My 10 month old went from 8-9 feedings a day to 7-8 feedings still at 10 months. She is to busy to come ask for it though so every 2-2.5 hours I offer and she will nurse even its is not a full feeding. Its hard to keep them interested at this stage. Sometimes when giving her solids I don't feed her until full.. I just give her some food and then take her our of the highchair.

Re: How often should a 8.5 month old nurse?

My 8 month old cut back her nursing frequency as her solids increased. I have no idea how many times she was nursing each day, nor how many she is now.

I nurse on cue and she eats solids in between, so I don't worry about timing the nursings before the solids b/c ultimately she will be getting breastmilk before and after all solids. Just follow her lead.

Re: How often should a 8.5 month old nurse?

My 8 month old nurses abt 6 times a day. He will nurse only for abt 4 minutes each time during the day. Before bed and early morning are the only two I can get him to nurse for longer than 10 minutes. So compared to me, your baby sounds pretty similar.